Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1986 [PAGE 440]

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1985]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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The chancellor has recommended approval of the agreements as described for Fiscal Year 1986, with the option to renew at the same terms and conditions for FY 1987. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r s . G r a v e n h o r s t , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d by the following v o t e : Aye, Mrs. Day, M r . Forsyth, M r s . Gravenhorst, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . Logan, M r . M a d d e n , Mrs. Shepherd; no, n o n e ; a b s e n t , Miss S m i t h , G o v e r n o r T h o m p s o n . ( T h e s t u d e n t advisory v o t e w a s : Aye, M r . Becker, M r . L a m m ; n o , none.)

Contract for Lighting, Baseball Field, Chicago

(20) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of a contract for $278,000 to Glow Electric Co., Crestwood, the low bidder on its base bid, plus acceptance of Deductive Alternate No. 1, to install lighting at the baseball field, Chicago. Lighting will provide for scheduling of night games and also will permit the University to rent the facilities to other institutional baseball teams. Funds are available from the Restricted Funds budget of the auxiliary operations recreation entity, the proceeds of which are derived from the student general (facility) fee. A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record. Deductive Alternate No. 1 called for the elimination of all items related to the installation of outdoor lighting at the Softball field. The scope of that project will be reduced and rebid. O n m o t i o n of M r s . G r a v e n h o r s t , t h e c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d b y t h e following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, M r . Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . Logan, M r . M a d d e n , M r s . S h e p h e r d ; no, n o n e ; absent, Miss Smith, Governor T h o m p s o n . ( T h e s t u d e n t advisory v o t e w a s : Aye, M r . Becker, M r . L a m m ; n o , none.)

Contracts, Extension of Steam and Electrical Services, Memorial Stadium, Urbana

(21) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of the following contracts for the extension of steam and electrical services at Memorial Stadium, Urbana. The award in each case is to the low base bidder. Steam Line Extension Hart & Schroeder Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Champaign Electrical Line Extension Downtown Electric, Inc., Urbana Total Base Bid $161 346 41 552 $202 898

Utility extensions from the existing distribution systems are necessary to support the utility loads of the football facilities addition project. The extensions consist of the installation of 5,100 feet of electrical cable from the Physical Plant Service Building to the Stadium and 485 feet of steam tunnel and steam lines from Peabody Drive to the football facilities addition. This project will be financed from the proceeds of the Series 1985 Auxiliary Facilities Revenue Bond issue.